College Women
The College Rugby Association of America has confirmed that it will hold its annual fall classic December 2 at American Legion Memorial Stadium in Charlotte, NC.
The 10,500-seat Memorial Stadium is located next to Central Piedmont Community College and is the home venue for the Charlotte Independence soccer team.
Harvard scored at the end of the game to win a key NIRA game on the road at Dartmouth, securing themselves as the #1 seed going into the playoffs.
This was a bit of a slog of a game in cold, wet conditions. While both teams wanted to play some wide open rugby, it wasn't easy to accomplish and as the game progressed it became more of a forwards' game.
D1 Elite is starting to heat up and it will be interesting to see how this league develops with new teams and, once again, a changed schedule.
Quinnipiac defeated Army 22-17 to tighten its grip on a semifinal place in the NIRA Women's NCAA DI competition.
The Power Ratings in NIRA have people asking all sorts of questions, mostly centered around "what does this game mean now?"
So, let's try to answer that.
Current NIRA DI Power Ratings: